About 85 people in fuzzy onesies, disco duds and bikinis plunged into frigid waters as spectators cheered during Calgary’s 13th annual Icebreaker Polar Dip on Saturday.
The dip, held at Mahogany Beach Club, raises money for the SA Foundation’s work fighting human trafficking.
“They are an organization that started in Calgary, and they provide safe and secret long-term housing and programs for women and their kids exiting human trafficking,” said dip director Jill Plett.
“Basically, if someone wants to escape prostitution, they can find one of these safe houses and stay there for the long term and get help.”
This is the ninth year of the dip that money has gone to the SA Foundation, Plett said.
The event raised about $100,000 this year, she said.